Tuesday 22 January 2013 09.13 EST
First published on Tuesday 22 January 2013 09.13 EST

Benoît Assou-Ekotto believes Kyle Naughton is not a threat to his place in the Tottenham Hotspur team because he thinks the English defender is "not a real left-back".

"He's not a real left-back and I don't think he has the same left foot as me, so I'm not worried about that," Assou-Ekotto said. "I'm not worried because obviously I can do stuff with my left foot that he can't do."

"To come back in the Premier League is quite hard because it's high-tempo but sometimes it's easier to play against Manchester United than against a team in the bottom half," the defender said. "I think it was a good game to come back in. My cross was OK."

Assou-Ekotto insists the only way Spurs will get Champions League football next season is if they focus on themselves. "I don't care, and I think we shouldn't care about the other teams," he said. "We have to be focused only on ourselves and have a target not to lose any games. The point against United might be important at the end of the season."